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About
Fidelity & ExcellenceThomas Aquinas College is unique among American colleges and universities, offering a faithfully Catholic education comprised entirely of the Great Books and classroom discussions.
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A Liberating Education
Truth MattersTruth, and nothing less, sets men free; and because truth is both natural and supernatural, the College’s curriculum aims at both natural and divine wisdom.
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A Catholic Life
Under the Light of FaithThe intellectual tradition and moral teachings of the Catholic Church infuse the whole life of Thomas Aquinas College, illuminating the curriculum and the community alike.
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Admission & Aid
Is TAC Right for You?Do you enjoy grappling with complex questions? Are you willing to engage in discussions about difficult concepts, with the truth as your ultimate goal?
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Students & Parents
Mind, Body & SpiritThere is always something to do at TAC — something worthwhile, something fulfilling, and something geared toward ever-greater spiritual and intellectual growth.
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Alumni & Careers
What Can You Do with a Liberal Education?Nothing speaks more to the versatility of the College’s academic program than the good that our alumni are doing throughout the Church and the world.
Friends Delight in Great Books, Conversation at Second 2016 Summer Seminar
Each summer, Thomas Aquinas College invites members of the President’s Council — the backbone of the College’s financial-aid fund — to one of two Great Books Summer Seminar Weekends. At these weekends participants get an inside look at the unique education that they so generously help to make possible. They attend a series of classroom discussions led by the College’s president, dean, and other members of the teaching faculty; and they participate in the spiritual life of the College at Mass and confession in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
The second of this year’s Summer Seminars took place on the weekend of July 15-17. Readings and discussions focused on the theme of “Suffering: The Christian Response.” In addition to examining Leo Tolstoy’s Death of Ivan Ilyich, participants discussed Pope St. John Paul II’s On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering (Salvifici Doloris) and St. Thomas Aquinas’ profound meditation on Christ’s passion and resurrection from the Summa Theologiae. At the end of the weekend, College President Michael F. McLean helped to tie these themes together in a talk he delivered to the group.
Between seminars, attendees enjoyed delicious meals and delightful conversations. At Saturday night’s dinner in St. Gladys Plaza, the student barbershop group performed several songs, including the following renditions of “The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond,” “Shenandoah,” “The Longford Weaver,” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.”:
